We are making our way to the U.P.! For those of you who are not Michigan-ites, that is the nickname of the northern most part of Michigan.
Hello, Chicago!
Tonight we’re staying with Lori’s aunt and uncle in a Chicago suburb. That’s a huge improvement over last night’s accommodations in Akron, where a bunch of teenagers literally partied on the other side of our hotel room door from midnight…
Cuyahoga…an unusual national park
Today we explored Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio. Affectionately nicknamed “America’s Most Accessible National Park” Cuyahoga definitely is…different…than any of the other National Parks we’ve been to.
Cuyahoga Valley: America’s muddled mess of a National Park?
Today we visited Cuyahoga Valley National Park—sometimes referred to as “America’s most accessible national park” due to its extremely close proximity to urban areas. And we learned that “America’s muddled mess of a national park” might be a fitting title, too.
And so it begins…
…on a beautiful warm day, the first day of Autumn! They say every journey begins with a single step. Ours began with 485 miles of open road and blue skies. 🙂
First stop: Akron, Ohio
After roughly 8 hours on the road, we’ve arrived at our first destination: Akron, OH!
… and we’re off!
We’re packed and heading out as of about 10AM this morning. Goodbye, New York!
Entertainment on the road
I figure we have at least a couple hundred hours of driving ahead of us on our journey. With that in mind, I’ve been dutifully compiling a catalog of music, audio books, and podcasts to keep us entertained as we…
Packing: photography gear edition
Disclaimer: If you’re not a photography geek, feel free to skip this post! I’m currently taking a break from packing up all of the photo gear that I want to take on the road, and I thought it’d be fun…
Google Maps is a fantastic road trip planning resource
We’re planning to set out on our adventure at some point within the next few days, and while we don’t have a set itinerary or exact route planned, we have been doing a bit of research into places that we…